Dr. Marvin Wachman (1917-2007) was a great advocate for educating young people. In a distinguished academic career, he served as president of both Temple University and Lincoln University and led the Foreign Policy Research Institute as president from 1983 to 1989. Throughout his life, he remained a passionate believer that “you never stop learning.”
Established in 1990, the Wachman Center is dedicated to improving international and civic literacy for high school teachers and high school students.

December 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union. 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Soviet Russia. Both dates give reason to reexamine the history of Eurasia, a vast region with many ethnic groups and multiple religions, at times united under authoritarian governments, at other times divided between dozens of countries.

Can Europe Hold it Together?

Sun, January 17, 2016

As the problems in Europe mount – fiscal crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, homegrown Islamist extremism, debates over immigration and national identity – concern over Europe’s future grows. Can Europe – and America – rebuild their ties to each other, respond effectively to these challenges, and carve out a more promising future? To explore these questions, we are pleased to feature Ron Granieri, the popular host of FPRI’s monthly program “Geopolitics with Granieri.” He is a specialist in Contemporary German and International History with degrees from both Harvard and the University of Chicago. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Syracuse University, Furman University, and the University of Tübingen.

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